# Sahkari Village, Amarwara, Chhindwara (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Amarwara, Chhindwara 

# Sahkari

Sahkari is a village in Amarwara sub-district of Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **764 people in 161 households**, the 80th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 64.7%.

- 764people (2011)
- 161households
- 64.9%literacy
- 873females per 1,000 males

## Sahkari PIN code and other codes

Sahkari falls in Amarwara sub-district, Chhindwara district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockAmarwara
- Census village code493988

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Sahkari from nearby towns?

- Amarwara (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Chhindwara (district HQ)51 km by road
- Amarwara (nearest town)11 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Sahkari?

9 services counted by the Census are inside Sahkari; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Paunar
- ○Degree college10+ km · Amarwara
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chhindwara
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Sahkari known for?

The main crops are **soyabean, wheat and makka**. About 71% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 122 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Sahkari

Of every 100 households in Sahkari in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 10 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Sahkari · ■ Amarwara rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**66%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**7%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**92%

Tap water ****1%**

**20%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**96%

Use banking services ****51%**

**54%

Television ****3%**

**12%

Mobile phone ****10%**

**19%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**9%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****22%**

**51%

Own their home ****100%**

**94%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Sahkari?

■ Sahkari · ■ Amarwara rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****64.9%**

**64.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****873**

**970

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****767**

**970

Working population ****53.4%**

**51.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.3% for men and 51.0% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 141 (35%) · **■** Farm labourers 249 (61%) · **■** Other work 17 (4%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Amarwara

- Chargaon812 people
- Nandanwadi811 people
- Badegaon794 people
- Bardhiya780 people
- Churka754 people
- Pipardhana749 people
- Jhilmili746 people
- Mehandwada742 people

[All 150 villages in Amarwara](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhindwara/amarwara/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Sahkari from Chhindwara?51 km by road
- What is the population of Sahkari?764 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Sahkari in?Chhindwara district (Amarwara sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Sahkari?64.9% (Census 2011)